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We applaud Samsung for surpassing the 300 million unit mark this year. This is considerable growth over the previous 2010 when their sales totaled around the 280 million unit mark. This is a first in the company’s history and Samsung confirmed the sales reporting to Reuters. One can only assume that this success will translate into cornering more of the tablet market with their family of Samsung Galaxy Tablets as well in the coming year.

When reviewing the most recent report from the market research and analysis firm, Strategy Analytics, Samsung’s mobile phone sales to distribution channels in the third quarter alone this year was 88 million. Clearly mobile device and unlocked cell phones are playing a major role in this South Korean company’s success. Another consideration should be the Android platform as well. It allows for a more open, global reach, that can only increase mobile device and protective accessories sales worldwide.

Android fans and tech savvy consumers continue to rave about the Samsung Galaxy S II cell phone which contributes to the stellar success of these smartphones for the company. In fact, Samsung confirmed that its smartphone shipments last quarter totaled up to 27.9 million units. This number equates to another gold star for the company – it is now the number one smartphone vendor in the world by shipment volume. This success could in part be attributed to the availability of unlocked Samsung devices that create sales opportunities for those same savvy consumers in search of the most cost effective smartphone plan. . Accessories are designed to protect, personalize and enhance your mobile devices. Discover the latest innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most leading brands

While their market leadership and achievements allows Samsung to bask in the spotlight... they don’t intend to rest on their laurels. For as the company’s president and head of mobile business, JK Shin, stated Sunday, ”We look forward to extending this success going into 2012.”

Nozomi, Nozomi – where have you been all our life?! Okay – in tech speak that translates into « where have you been all this year?! » But the sentiment is the same. The more we see of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc HD (also known by the name Nozomi, the more stunned we are of the beauty of this devise.

Thin and super modern, this chic smartphone has a 1280x720 pixel HD display and is rumored to sport a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon processor under the hood. But for those who need more oomph of memory and electronic accessories are available to enhance phone features and functionality.

Another Google Android platform phone, this upcoming addition to the Sony Ericsson line features a 12 MP back camera, an HDMI port for 1080p mirroring and possibly a light bar for its touch buttons. What has been confirmed is that the Android OS will be the 2.3.5 Gingerbread will be the operating system upon release and then to be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich when Sony Ericsson is ready to roll. No news on whether this will be released as an unlocked cell phone that will be carrier agnostic, but those details are sure to be forthcoming.

Unfortunately, this little darling does not have a micro SD card port. Internal storage is either 16GB or 32GB. To cut down on space, there will be no micro SIM port. On more additional and important, but not so glamorous detail, is that the battery looks to be non-removable and of an unknown size. Again, these shortcomings can be addressed with memory sticks and the like once accessory manufacturers and Sony Ericsson let us know what will be compatible with the Nozomi. Accessories are designed to protect, personalize and enhance your mobile devices. Discover the latest, innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most leading brands .

With the amount of buzz around this smartphone, our breath is still held for more details, release dates, and a slew of extra tidbits. Keep posted and keep shopping around! Enhance your mobility... turn your device into a power tool. Discover select accessories specifically designed to make your devices functionally efficient and performance rich.

By Adhurim Murtezai
We love the glitz and glamourous glimpses of the Next Best Thing to hit the market; despite the fact that the consumer is the only factor that influences a product's market success. So eager reader, here is another shot of teaser eye candy leaked from Hong Kong - the next generation Sony Xperia smartphone, codenamed Nozomi. Compared to this beauty’s underground debut last month, the newest glimpse showcases this newest Xperia member in even better light.

From the limited information that be can be gleaned, Nozomi appears to be running the new version of the Xperia skin. The Android Gingerbread OS looks to be the platform version du jour, but Ice Cream Sandwich is just around the corner. And, the three dots lined along the bottom of the screen are speculated as potential place holders for a future ICS upgrade. That remains to be seen. Discover the latest innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most leading brands

The informant was able to confirm that a dual-core chip powering this gem - hinting to a Snapdragon S4. As for the screen... it is beautiful, clear 720pixels - protect your devices a screen protector to ensure scratch free glass and further enhance your devices with stylus & pens. The Nozomi 's slim design can be personalized with high-quality skins and protected with trend-setting cases.

While it is currently being tested in Asian markets, no announcements have been made for North American availability or whether Nozomi will be made more widely available as an unlocked cell phone.

Will be sure to report the juicier details when they are made available, so stay posted!

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Nokia's latest product roadmap suggests that they are definitely on top of things! The Finnish company recently released their flagship Windows 7 smartphone, the Lumia 800 as part of the growing Nokia cell phone product line. As good business practices dictate, they haven’t taken months to get a software update out to its customers to add “new sparkle dust” with some post-distribution improvements.

In the next two weeks the update will be rolled out ushering innovative performance enhancing changes. While, not the most glamorous of enhancements, Nokia will dramatically improve battery charging time - something so important when your phone starts to sputter out of juice. A great “just in case” option for high consumption users is to leverage premium electronic accessories, such as, batteries, memory cards, data cables, stylus & pens to enhance their devices.

Additional business oriented improvements were made to voicemail notifications and the email reply function for Microsoft Exchange 2003 - an business(imperative when working on the go. Visually, Nokia has ameliorated the Lumia 800’s display allwing for improved viewing in bright lighting. Your audio experience will also be positively tweaked with this update that brings higher quality sound through your headphones earpieces.

For the eager Nokia customers who have already purchased the Lumia 800, look for this software update to be made available through Microsoft Zune. Be aware that it is slated as a phased rolled out, to minimize stress on the system from simultaneous downloads. And for those expecting to see a new Nokia under the tree, another update with more improvements and fixes will be in sometime within the first part of 2012. In the interim, additional memory or mini SD cards as well as cases and skins and other accessories can supplement your storage needs and enable you to customize your Lumia 800 addition.

While the mobile carrier options are different, the mobile device brands, their popularity, and availability are very comparable between the US and Canada. In particular the convenience of unlocked cell phones which better serves mobile consumer in North America with the freedom to choose their service provider and subscription plan that best meets their lifestyle needs.

So what are the trends and popularity for this year? Two words: Samsung cell phonesand Android. According to research giant ComScore, Android is chipping away at the market share previously held by the beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerry OS… In a short three month period Android captured an additional 4.4% of the market as RIM dropped 4.5%.﻿

Samsung's recent successes have allowed them to gain market momentum thanks to the growing of their Samsung Galaxy SII cell phone and Galaxy Tablet. In fact, Samsung’s smart phones account for over a quarter of the mobile devices in the US market today. This is no paltry amount of handsets based on the newest census of users indicating a whopping 234 million Americans use cell phones. That number is only going up as premium electronic accessories specifically designed to make your devices functionally efficient and performance rich... turn your device into a power tool. This whole gambit of new functionality further help make us multi-tasking masters.

But what are they really being used for these days? This writer hazards a guess based on personal usage: most everything but talking. And the increase in mobile device accessories, such as stylus & pens, speakers, headphones & earpieces and special glider gloves continue to highlight shifts in user behaviors. We use them as the pocket PCs to browse Facebook (and update statuses), indulge in online shopping (after using the bank app to check account balances), fill the social calendar via texting, stream music from Pandora while running, or keeping fidgety fingers occupied while waiting in line with a quick game of Solitaire. Discover the hottest unlocked cell phones.

As the ComScore report indicates time and again, the collective consumers are driving trends and commerce that the carriers and handset manufacturers cannot ignore.

The Big Brother-esque actions of major carriers like ATT&T and Sprint has many consumers in an uproar and clamoring for vindication. There is major concern of the possibility of Carrier IQ installed a tracking device that monitors texting keystrokes and cell phone usage on mobile devices. The vendor is known for its root kit software which may be reporting users’ keystrokes, messages, and browsing history. This is an amazing case touting the many benefits of unlocked smartphones where you as the consumer can choose a carrier that does not work with Carrier IQ.

According to aforementioned vendor, the carriers use the software to “collect enough information to understand the customer experience with devices on our network and how to devise solutions to use and connection problems.” That is fine and dandy, but the capability of the software to stealthily share sensitive information is alarming and Carrier IQ gives the carriers access to most or all of it. Enhance your mobility... turn your device into a power tool. Discover how premium electronic accessoriesspecifically designed to make your devices functionally efficient and performance rich.

There is, however, a new app from BitDefender that will put Android phone users at ease to protect against the Carrier IQ intrusion. This neat app detects the Carrier IQ software on the Google OS phones within seconds. Google Market has made the Carrier IQ Finder app free. Upon installation, tap the icon and voila! You’re an informed consumer with the knowledge of whether the software is on your handset or not. This action is still advisable to consumers shopping for an unlocked phone that will be carrier-neutral.

Where to go from that point? Well. There are limited options. You can install the removal tool developed by Eckhart (the security researcher who discovered the Carrier IQ software on his handset) which can be found at this Android Market link: Logging TestApp Pro Key. Or, you can install a third-part ROM. Leaving your valuable mobile devices unprotected is risky! Protect your devices from scratches and blemishes with our stylish top brand accessories.

Because both of these actions require rooting the device (which makes sense in eradicating rootkit software), it is advisable to casual smartphone users to seek out a smartphone savvy friend or professional. The last recourse option is to wait for the carriers to issue software updates to uninstall the tool. This could come quickly as Carrier IQ related lawsuits are building up steam and the carriers will want to mitigate damages. Let our trend setting fashionable accessories express your unique style. Make your mobile devices stand out. Customize your look - discover how cool you can be.

The public is currently in the dark on how this technology and collected information has been used by the carriers in question. No doubt there will be more news and details made available in the coming legal circus, but until there is a true fix in removing the root kit on your smartphone, user beware of what information you’re making available and considering sidestepping the carrier-smartphone manufacturer exclusivity fray the next time around with an unlocked phone.

A lingering black cloud seems to be looming over Blackberry-maker RIM. Starting with their announcement of a huge write-off on its Playbook Tablet, then having one of their company executive facing legal charges following a stampede at new device launch in Indonesia and just last week having two executives behaviour divert a plane. Most recently, RIM was forced to rebrand their next-generation BBX platform to BlackBerry 10 after a trademark dispute with Basis of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Our sources indicate that software company Basis International released a statement saying that a US federal court in Albuquerque has granted a temporary restraining order against RIM, barring it from using Basis' BBX trademark. The judicial injunction officially bars RIM from using the trademark at its Asian DevCon conference on Wednesday and Thursday in Singapore. This conference typically introduces a plethora of innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most respected and leading brands.

"RIM doesn't typically comment on pending litigation, however RIM has already unveiled a new brand name for its next generation mobile platform. As announced at DevCon Asia, RIM plans to use the 'BlackBerry 10' brand name for its next generation mobile platform," RIM said. Leaving your valuable mobile devices unprotected is risky! Protect your devices from scratches and blemishes with stylish top brand accessories.

Research in Motion is counting on the BBX platform technology to revive its BlackBerry franchise, yet, it seems that is has run into trouble even before the company could install the system in its latest BlackBerry smartphone line.

Albuquerque-based Basis International claims the "BBX" name is protected by trademarks it holds and that they had earlier threatened to take legal action against RIM unless it stopped using the moniker. Moreover, Basis said RIM had refused requests to stop using the moniker at the DevCon conference, which resulted in the company filing for the temporary restraining order. BAs for Blackberry, BX had been the planned name for the software that would power the phones, which will mark a transition to a form of the QNX operating system presently used on the PlayBook Tablet.

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Following a recent in-flight incident on Air Canada, two Research In Motion executives were not arrested by the authorities by were also dismissed form Rim for egregiously poor behavior. According to The Record, the liquid courage had been liberally imbibed by the executive pair, George Campbell and Paul Alexander. One wonders while in their inebriated state... if they observed regulations and kept their Blackberry cell phones and Playbook tablet off during takeoff and landing procedures.

Their unruly actions were so out of control they had to be restrained - handcuffed to the seats while pilots took an inconvenient detour to Vancouver to remove them from the flight. Not great press in the wake of RIM BBX flaws coming to light and their potential effects on their corporate and government consumer base. We remain thankful that these executives did not have any direct influence on designing blackberry accessories.

With costs of this unscheduled landing being considerable, these enfants terribles are required to pay combined total fines of $71,757 in restitution. This amount seems quite reasonable considering the 18 hour delay and related inconveniences they caused for their fellow passengers en route to Beijing No doubt that high-ranking RIM executives are now thinking that these funds would been better spent on developing more innovative protective solutionsand premium electronic accessories for BlackBerry mobile devices.

As one of the arresting officers, Corporal Sherrdean Turley remarked, the executive duo was “far too intoxicated and were just being unruly. The flight crew was asking them to smarten up, but they weren’t listening to anything they were being told.”

In a statement released by RIM Monday, the two men are no longer employed by the technology company. “RIM does not condone behavior that conflicts with applicable laws and employees are expected to act, at all times, with integrity and respect.”

In addition to losing their positions at RIM, the mile-high offenders are banned from flying Air Canada for an unspecified probation period. Their long flight to China would have been better spent strategizing on improving Blackberry cell phones and PlayBook tablets fixes in light of the following the recent jailbreak incidents.

As mobile devices become increasingly integrated into our lives as an extension of the personal computer; the same threats posed to our PCs creep into our day to day mobile phone and tablet usage.

According to a research paper released by the North Carolina State University, certain Android vendors including Motorola, Samsung, and HTC) are not following Android’s best practices for pre-installed apps. An undesired side effect of this negligence is that those applications access to send SMS messages, wipe a phone’s data, or even read your address books. In effect, they are able to do all of the aforementioned tasks without your knowing. This is stark contrast to Apple iPhone and iPad tablet propietary applications / OS practices which may be on your list of considerations.

As a Google prodigy, these Android vulnerabilities are not quite so present on Google phones such as the Nexus One and Nexus S. There are unfortunately some symptoms of an underlying weakness in the Android platform. This shortcomingpoints to an inherent flaw in the OS for its permissions-based exploits. Luckily today’s marketplace offers a variety of smart phone OS and device options. Discover the innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most leading brands.

Google and Motorola (now a subsidiary of the internet giant) have both acknowledged these issues. Interesting enough, HTC and Samsung have presented considerate difficulties for researchers in terms of reporting these issues. An interesting delineation between manufacturers, it may be in a consumer’s best interest to review unlocked phones for security purposes before locking into a contract with an unsecure smart phone.

The silver lining is that it is the likelihood of these soft spots being exploited is low. This is due to the necessity of side-loading an app on the device to interface with the permissions of the pre-installed applications’ weaknesses. But buyer bewares – the potential for serious privacy infringement is there. Be an informed and engaged consumer and take precautions when downloading applications from the Android Marketplace. Ensure that you are downloading apps from trustworthy sellers and take a few moments to read over reviews, protection, smart phone and tablet accessories and additional smart phone options at online retailers such as puremobile.com.

For those customers unconcerned with RIMs stellar security record, BlackBerry Messenger is a customer retention application. iPhone specializes in WhatsApp. Yahoo now barges into the mobile device fray with a free Yahoo!Messenger app - for those die-hard OS or smart phone vendor enthusiasts, you’ll be pleased with the implications Hub has for your next device purchase. Discover the latest innovative protective solutions and premium electronic accessories from the industry's most leading brands

Yahoo has fast been losing value as a search engine company against Google, so, the former has engaged in online content such as “Shine” and their Yahoo Messenger to continue driving traffic to its sites. View the latest unlocked cell phones .

Last Friday Yahoo announced the launch of Hub. This is a new text messaging application from the former search engine king. What sets this launch apart? A few things:

It permits smart phone users to not only text free of charge, but to create group chats a la BBM without being tied to an OS or carrier.

The beauty of this application is that it is device agnostic and compatible / communicable with any device with a phone number. The other phone doesn’t even have to have Hub installed to communicate (those messages are received as good ole fashioned SMS). Imagine the cost savings that enable you to explore customizable phone accessories or perhaps a tablet!

A further recommendation to Hub is its security features: private conversation threads - a luxury in the current Android, Blackberry and Apple environment of tracked locations, texts, and keystrokes. Luckily for Android users, Hub is available in beta as a download from Android market. Of course, the text app options are vast, especially for those consumers not tied to an OS, carrier, or smart phone manufacturer and open to reviewing the mobile device solutions available.

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